We have all experienced the no gym blues during this current epidemic. However, now that gyms are slowly starting to open, rushing in to go as hard as you once did is a potential mistake that you may pay for. Lu and Joe talk about the importance of easing back into your routine, as well as, mask and sanitation practices to keep yourselves and others safe and healthy.

Lu & Joe discuss the controversial topic of race in the fitness industry and how blacks in fitness are often misrepresented and maligned. As social media sheds light on these common practices of prejudice, much work still needs to be done in addressing these social issues of race.

Right now, times are difficult. Amongst these difficulties is finding the drive and will to stay physically active and fit. Lu & Joe talk about these challenges facing the fitness community and how just moving is better than doing nothing. How fitness can better both your mental and physical well-being during this unprecedented time. How adaptation will allow maintenance and/or progress.

Lu & Joe talk about the difficulties of prepping for each of their respective sports. Moreover, Lu talks about the struggles that the Coronavirus caused and how it affected the Arnold's Sports Festival and Expo.

There has been a pervasive myth in the fitness industry that women shouldn't or can't be strong. This is absolute nonsense and down right insulting. Lu & Joe go over why women should train the same as men and how it benefits them in every way. There is no "strong for a girl", there is just strong.

In this episode, Lu & Joe try to make sense of why gym goers and trainers try to "reinvent the wheel" in terms of effective training. Somewhere along the way, in the fitness industry, the basic movements got pushed to the wayside to make room for gimmicky and circus like exercises. Sweating and muscle soreness became the guidelines over progressive overload and proper training. Even when it wasn't broken, people tried to fix what was already quite effective.

Lu & Joe talk about the importance of resistance training with aging populations. How loading the body can decrease injury, improve cognitive functioning, and even maintain sex drive. Resistance training is truly the "fountain of youth" that most are looking for.

Lu & Joe discuss what to watch for when looking for a client. Is the client consistent? Does the client follow the program? Does the client trust the trainers expertise? How about showing up on time or showing up at all? These questions and more are brought up in this weeks episode of "Does Your Client Suck?"

Lu & Joe discuss what to watch for when looking for a personal trainer. Is the trainer educated? Does the trainer look like a trainer? Does the trainer listen to your goals rather than impose there own? These questions and more are brought up in this weeks episode of "Does Your Personal Trainer Suck?"

Lu & Joe invite NYC personal trainer and fitness expert, Joel Collado, to talk about gym etiquette that is oftentimes ignored or flat out dismissed by gym goers. Simple things such as putting weights away or cleaning up your sweat, to unnecessary grunting are common gym behaviors that can annoy anyone. Now you tell us what really gets under your skin in 2020?